The memo said players who compete in LIV events are ineligible to participate on the PGA Tour or any other tours it sanctions, including the Korn Ferry Tour, PGA Tour Champions, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamerica.
Players Suspended by PGA Tour
The PGA Tour has suspended 17 current and former members who are participating in the inaugural LIV Golf event.
Sergio Garcia*
Talor Gooch
Branden Grace*
Dustin Johnson*
Matt Jones
Martin Kaymer*
Graeme McDowell*
Phil Mickelson
Kevin Na*
Andy Ogletree
Louis Oosthuizen*
Turk Pettit*
Ian Poulter
Charl Schwartzel*
Hudson Swafford
Peter Uihlein
Lee Westwood*
* Informed the PGA Tour that they had resigned their membership
"I am certain our fans and partners -- who are surely tired of all this talk of money, money and more money -- will continue to be entertained and compelled by the world-class competition you display each and every week, where there are true consequences for every shot you take and your rightful place in history whenever you reach that elusive winner's circle," Monahan wrote.
"You are the PGA TOUR, and this moment is about what we stand for: the PGA TOUR membership as a whole. It's about lifting up those who choose to not only benefit from the TOUR, but who also play an integral role in building it. I know you are with us, and vice versa. Our partners are with us, too. The fact that your former TOUR colleagues can't say the same should be telling."
The PGA Tour announced the discipline less than 30 minutes after 17 of its members or former members who resigned from the tour in the past week hit their opening tee shots in the inaugural LIV Golf event at Centurion Club outside London.
Among them were six-time major champion
Phil Mickelson, two-time major champion
Dustin Johnson and longtime Ryder Cup participants
Ian Poulter,
Lee Westwood and
Sergio Garcia.
Two other former major winners, 2020 U.S. Open champion
Bryson DeChambeau and 2018 Masters champion
Patrick Reed, have also reached agreements with LIV Golf to compete in future tournaments, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. LIV Golf officials have also had ongoing discussions with other players, including
Rickie Fowler and
Jason Kokrak.
Johnson and Garcia are among the players who have resigned from the tour, along with 2010 Open champion
Louis Oosthuizen, 2011 Masters champion
Charl Schwartzel and
Kevin Na. The players hoped to avoid punishment from the tour by quitting.